For the army’s plans to occupy her Gauze And their approval was met today (19/8/25) by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, the Chief of the Israeli Defense Staff, Eyal Zamir and other senior officers and representatives of Sin Beth.
The meeting and presentation of the Army’s plans for Gaza took place at KATZ, despite the fact that Hamas agreed on a prosecement of a ceasefire. In the event of a ceasefire agreement to release hostage, the plans to occupy the city of Gaza are likely to be canceled…
According to Israeli officials, IDF plans to occupy the city of Gaza first include Creating humanitarian infrastructure in southern Gazaincluding the possibility of entry of scenes and accommodation equipment in the lane in recent days.
Then the Israeli forces will issue evacuation warnings for about one million Palestinians residing in the city of Gaza. Israeli officials have said that the Palestinians will have a deadline by October 7, 2025 to evacuate the city, which coincides with the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel.
The Israeli forces will then launch their land attack on the city of Gaza, including with the siege of the area to kill any remaining Hamas fighters.
The army is going to call tens of thousands of reserves in the coming days in view of the operation, although it is not clear how many of them will grow in Gaza, as military officials say that many reserve will replace the army’s permanent troops on other fronts.
Israel wants the liberation of “all hostages” and has not yet responded to the latest peace proposal
Israel still demands the release of “all hostages” held in Gaza, as a government source told the French agency, commenting on the new proposal for the truce in the Palestinian enclave, which provides for the return of two people.
After 22 months of war, Hamas announced on Monday that she accepted the 60 -day truce proposal accompanied by the release of hostages in two phases.
Israel has “changed” politics and continues to “demand the liberation” of all hostages “according to the authorities appointed by the Council of Ministers to end the war,” the government’s source said. “We are in the final, decisive phase against Hamas and we will not leave any hostages behind,” the source added.
Israel has not yet officially responded to the proposal submitted by mediating countries – Egypt, Qatar and USA.
Welcoming Hamas’ “very positive” response, Qatar emphasized earlier that the proposal was repeating “almost intact” the American plan previously accepted by Israel. It is based on a previous plan by US Special Envoy Steve Whitkov, which envisaged the liberation of ten living hostages and the tradition of 18 corpses, in return for a ceasefire for 60 days and the start of negotiations to end the war, the Kan.
“Hamas and the (other) factions hope (…) that Netanyahu will not obstruct the implementation of the agreement, a member of the Palestinian organization’s political agency, Iszat al -Risk, told the French Agency.
White House spokesman Caroline Levit said today that Washington is discussing the proposal. “I do not think it is a coincidence that Hamas accepted this proposal after President (Donald Trump) made a very strict post about this war on Truth Social yesterday,” Levit said according to reporters.
Right -wing Israeli ministers, such as Minister of National Security Itahamar Ben Gvir, are still warning Netanyahu “not to retreat”, believing that “he has no command to conclude a partial agreement”.
Despite the efforts of the mediators, the two sides have not yet managed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Gaza Strip, which began after Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023.
Of the 251 hostages that were abducted that day, 49 still remain in Gaza but 27 of them are believed to be dead.
The blows in the gauze are ongoing
Today, Gaza’s political defense said at least 45 people were killed in the enclave, mainly in Israeli blows in Zeitun and al -Sabra districts in the city of Gaza. Eyewitnesses have said that an armor phalanx has taken positions within the boundaries of this area.
“The explosions do not stop at Al Sabra. We are shooting tanks and artillery, as well as unmanned aircraft, “said one resident, Hussein Al Dairi.
The Israeli army said, for its part, that its forces were trying to dismantle Hamas’ military potential. One spokesman told him that the army “respects international law and takes reasonable precautionary measures to limit the damage to civilians”.
He then clarified that a blow to Han Younes, in the southern part of the enclave, aimed at a Hamas fighter.
The Walla Israeli website, citing a military expert, explained that Brigade 99 is very close to the outcome of the Zeitun district and that the next target would be the Sabra district.
The UN warns that the two million Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza are in danger of starving. Israel rejects the category of deliberate starvation and claims that it allows more aid to enter the enclave, which is facing a humanitarian disaster.
The UN, however, said today that he was not approved to deliver scenes to residents, although the Israeli plan for the occupation of the city of Gaza foresees the displacement of the Palestinians to the south.